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Pit Stop
Racer Dave (kinp)
Race Number 10
Date Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:19:39
Speed 55 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents duyanhpt1 (2nd place) jlakshmi (1st place) tdq2007 (5th place)

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Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind, regardless of direction, a perception that is not as wrong as it may seem. On level ground, one rides as fast as is comfortable and because the bicycle is highly efficient, speed is limited by wind resistance. With a tailwind, speeding up until the wind is in one's face is fairly easy, and at that point it becomes a headwind.
— (book) by Jobst Brandt (see stats)